Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Odisha from September 15th to 17th.PM Modi to visit Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Odisha during September 15-17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a visit to Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Odisha from September 15 to 17. During this trip, he will lay the foundation stone for and inaugurate various projects with a total worth exceeding Rs 12,460 crore.

On September 15, Prime Minister Modi will visit Jharkhand, where he will flag off the Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat train at Tatanagar Junction Railway Station around 10 am. Following this, at 10:30 am, he will lay the foundation stone for various railway projects and dedicate them to the nation through video conference. Additionally, he will distribute sanction letters to 20,000 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) beneficiaries in Tatanagar. Moreover, he will lay the foundation stone for the Madhupur Bypass line in Deoghar district and the Hazaribag Town Coaching Depot in Hazaribag district. These projects aim to improve railway infrastructure and reduce travel time for passengers and goods.

Furthermore, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the Kurkura-Kanaroan doubling project, which is part of the Bondamunda-Ranchi single-line section and the Rourkela-Gomoh route. This project is expected to significantly enhance the mobility of goods and passenger traffic. Additionally, four road under-bridges (RUBs) will be dedicated to the nation to further improve transportation infrastructure.

The following day, on September 16, Prime Minister Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana in Gandhinagar at around 9:45 am. Subsequently, he will inaugurate the 4th Global Renewable Energy Investor's Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST) at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. In the afternoon, he will inaugurate the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project and take a metro ride from Section 1 to GIFT City station. Additionally, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects in Ahmedabad, collectively worth more than Rs 8,000 crore.

These projects include the quadrupling of the Samakhiali-Gandhidham and Gandhidham-Adipur railway lines, the development of iconic roads in AMC, Ahmedabad, and the construction of flyover bridges over Bakrol, Hathijan, Ramol, and Panjarpol Junction. Furthermore, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate a 30 MW solar power system, a 35 Megawatt BESS Solar PV Project at the Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station and 220 Kilovolt substations in Morbi and Rajkot. He will also launch the Single Window IT System (SWITS) of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, designed to streamline financial services.

Another key highlight of Prime Minister Modi's visit is the sanctioning of more than 30,000 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin and the release of the first instalment for these homes, as well as the launch of the construction of houses under the PMAY Scheme. Furthermore, he will hand over completed houses to beneficiaries under both the Urban and Rural segments of the PMAY. Finally, he will flag off India's first Vande Metro from Bhuj to Ahmedabad as well as several Vande Bharat trains on different routes.

On September 17, Prime Minister Modi will travel to Odisha to interact with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).

Around noon, he will lay the foundation stone and dedicate various development projects worth more than Rs 3,800 crore in Bhubaneswar to the nation. The prime minister will also launch 'SUBHADRA', the flagship scheme of the government of Odisha in Bhubaneswar. SUBHADRA is the largest single women-centric scheme and is expected to cover more than one crore women. Under the scheme, all eligible beneficiaries aged 21-60 years would receive Rs 50,000 over a period of five years between 2024-25 to 2028-29. An amount of Rs 10,000 per annum in two equal installments will be credited directly to the beneficiary's Aadhaar-enabled and DBT-enabled bank account.

Prime Minister Modi would initiate the fund transfer into the bank accounts of more than 10 lakh women. He will also lay the foundation stone and dedicate railway projects worth more than Rs 2,800 crore as well as national highway projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore in Bhubaneswar. Additionally, Modi will release the first installment of assistance to nearly 13 lakh beneficiaries under PMAY-G of around 14 states. The Griha Pravesh celebrations for 26 lakh beneficiaries of PMAY (Gramin and Urban) from across the country will be held during the program.

The prime minister will also hand over the keys to their house to PMAY (Gramin and Urban) beneficiaries and launch the Awaas+ 2024 App for a survey of additional households for PMAY-G. Furthermore, Modi will also launch the Operational Guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0.